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Remember that I mentioned I'd put a print into a local art exhibition? A group of interested people and artists have come together to form the Coffs Harbour Arts Council, and as an inaugural event they organised a selected exhibition, with entries chosen by Dr Leigh Summers, who is the Director of the Regional Art Gallery at Coffs Harbour.
I brought with me the last few prints of 'Rusty Wharf, Murano' , which you've all seen and may indeed have a print from the edition, and got it framed up, and put it into the exhibition on the last day for entries, having only just seen that it was on. I didn't have high hopes of it getting in because I know absolutely nothing about the standard of work around here, so I was delighted to get a call on Wednesday evening to say it had been selected and would I like to attend the opening night on Friday (last night)?
I went along to the private view on my own as Michael was cooking for friends, with a brief half hour to look at the exhibition before I had to be back. And I did what you do when you're going to a show where you've got work hanging on the walls: I looked around for my print, and found it almost directly opposite the entrance, with a red sold sticker on it! But better still was finding out who had bought it: Dr Leigh Summers.
I got someone to point her out to me and went up to talk to her and she couldn't have been nicer: she said it was one of the best pieces in the show, she'd gone to the private view early in order to make sure she could buy it, and by the way, could she see some more of my work and would I like a solo show at the Regional Gallery in early 2008? Blimey... And she also gave me her card, took my card, and got me to promise I'd phone her and meet her at the gallery for a coffee - soon!
And amazingly, that wasn't the only great thing to happen at the private view: I also spoke to the Director of the Bunker Gallery, where the exhibition was hung , Shellie Kelly. She's leaving the gallery to set up an independent gallery in town with studio space attached. Not only was she extremely kind about my print, but she wants me to take a look at the studio space available with a view to locating my print studio there...
AND I've been invited to a very posh private view of a new exhibition of Aboriginal work at the John Gordon Gallery in Coffs Harbour, which is apparently where the well-off people go to buy art. Not somewhere I'm likely to get a show, I wouldn't think, but it would be good to meet some people who might like to buy my prints.
So anyway, I came back from my 45 minutes of non-stop good news feeling slightly dazed!
I brought with me the last few prints of 'Rusty Wharf, Murano' , which you've all seen and may indeed have a print from the edition, and got it framed up, and put it into the exhibition on the last day for entries, having only just seen that it was on. I didn't have high hopes of it getting in because I know absolutely nothing about the standard of work around here, so I was delighted to get a call on Wednesday evening to say it had been selected and would I like to attend the opening night on Friday (last night)?
I went along to the private view on my own as Michael was cooking for friends, with a brief half hour to look at the exhibition before I had to be back. And I did what you do when you're going to a show where you've got work hanging on the walls: I looked around for my print, and found it almost directly opposite the entrance, with a red sold sticker on it! But better still was finding out who had bought it: Dr Leigh Summers.
I got someone to point her out to me and went up to talk to her and she couldn't have been nicer: she said it was one of the best pieces in the show, she'd gone to the private view early in order to make sure she could buy it, and by the way, could she see some more of my work and would I like a solo show at the Regional Gallery in early 2008? Blimey... And she also gave me her card, took my card, and got me to promise I'd phone her and meet her at the gallery for a coffee - soon!
And amazingly, that wasn't the only great thing to happen at the private view: I also spoke to the Director of the Bunker Gallery, where the exhibition was hung , Shellie Kelly. She's leaving the gallery to set up an independent gallery in town with studio space attached. Not only was she extremely kind about my print, but she wants me to take a look at the studio space available with a view to locating my print studio there...
AND I've been invited to a very posh private view of a new exhibition of Aboriginal work at the John Gordon Gallery in Coffs Harbour, which is apparently where the well-off people go to buy art. Not somewhere I'm likely to get a show, I wouldn't think, but it would be good to meet some people who might like to buy my prints.
So anyway, I came back from my 45 minutes of non-stop good news feeling slightly dazed!
posted by Sara Bowen at 1:05 am
2 Comments:
How fanatastic - I'm really pleased for you Sarah - not that you don't deserve it.It reminds me that I must get our copy framed.Stu has done some framing of our stuff in the past - it would be a really good way of spending a wet and windy afternoon.We're got gales expected today so more pictures of blue skies and sunshine would be much appreciated.
oop sorry for spelling your name wrong - getting hassled to make Pop's breakfast as I'm trying to write.Though have to admit to having seversl senior moments this morning as couldn't remember my user name or password to log in to this.
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